Environment: SafeMed II, Libya is a new beneficiary partner

EU project seeks to mitigate imbalance on maritime law

(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, 3 AUGUST - Safemed II now includes
Libya among the project's beneficiaries. Following a recent
decision by the European Commission, said Enpi website
(www.enpi-info.eu), the SafeMed II Project contract has been
amended. The European Commission officially added Libya to the
list of countries participating in the activities of its
regional cooperation projects and programmes designed for the
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

The EU funded SafeMed II project seeks to mitigate the
existing imbalance between the participating partners that are
EU Mediterranean member states and the non EU members from the
region in the application of maritime legislation, which is good
for the environmental protection too. Among its activities, it
funds scholarships to internationally recognized maritime
universities. Safemed II has a role in enhancing maritime
security in the Mediterranean, underlined Christian Dupont,
Deputy Head of Unit - Maritime and Land Transport Security, at
EC's Directorate General for Mobility and Transport. ''SafeMed -
said Dupont - has helped significantly in this respect by
emphasising the importance of maritime regulation and personnel
training as the bedrock of maritime security standards''.

''Another important development - added Dupont - assisted by the
Project has been an enhancement in the communications between
States through SafeMed organised seminars and meetings''.